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Hi there,

I just wanted to introduce myself. I have been on diets for a very

long time. I'm 38 and gained about 60 lbs after the birth of my

daughter (I was 29) and it took me until I was 34 to lose it. I

finally decided that after numerous diets that I would just restrict

heavily til I got to my desired weight. Well that turned me into a

diet monster! Always starting a new diet, creating charts, weighing

myself numerous times throughtout the day - you know the drill

Dieting actually turned into a hobby for me. I have been stuck between

160-170 lbs for 3 years now, always struggling to lose the last 10-20

lbs. I'm not sure if I even need to lose anymore but I have never been

happy with my weight so I'm sure once I lose it I would still want to

lose more. To make a long story short, I just came across Intuitive

Eating (from an exerise forum lol) and decided that I am sick to death

of diets (from starvation to low-carb). I sure don't want to gain

weight but I really want to get over this 'diet addiction' I have.

I am reading Intuitive Eating and I'm loving it! It really hits home.

Today was the first day that I haven't weighed myself in a very long

time so I see that as an achievement itself.

But I do have a few questions:

1. It seems like it could be very easy for 'Intuitive Eating' to

become a diet itself. Any suggestions on how to avoid that.

2. I have dieted for so long I'm struggling to determine when I'm

hungry and when I'm full so I'm analyzing what I eat an aweful lot.

Did anyone else have a hard time realizing when they were really

hungry and appropriately satisfied after years of dieting?

3. Does anyone still weight themselves? If so, how often?

I do realize that this is a process but it seems so confusing to me

right now.

I am really enjoying reading everyone's posts - great site!

Deb

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> 2. Did anyone else have a hard time realizing when they were really

> hungry and appropriately satisfied after years of dieting?

** Yep. Took quite a while to get the hang of the " satisfied " point.

And, weirdly enough, it wasn't until I *stopped* obsessing about

the " magic point " of satisfaction, that I actually " found it " . :-?

LOL Just be patient with yourself. ;o)

> 3. Does anyone still weight themselves? If so, how often?

*** I do. But, I only weigh about once a month, or once every 3 weeks.

Quite rarely now, but I used to weigh myself daily.

Jenn

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I only weigh myself when I go to my medical provider's office. God Bless and Take Care. Helen Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

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Deb, I have been dieting all my life as well and had no idea what it meant to experience natural hunger. I have been doing IE for about a year and it was really helpful for me to work with a nutritionist to better understand natural hunger. I still struggle to figure it out, however everyday I am making progress.

I agree with your first thought about making sure that this just doesn't become another diet especially since often when we talk about IE we also talk about losing weight. For myself....I decided that this year instead of focusing on losing weight, I was going to focus on feeling healthy. This can be very hard and I still obsess about my weight from time to time, however it's another area that I am making progress in. One thing that has helped me do that is to get rid of all my clothes that don't fit. I don't know about you but when I put something on that is tight I all the sudden feel the urge to step on the scale and evaluate were my " fat " is coming from and the next thing I know I am in the kitchen eating my blues away. Now I only have clothes that fit and look great on me and its made a huge difference in my mood and in my progress....

Hi there,I just wanted to introduce myself. I have been on diets for a verylong time. I'm 38 and gained about 60 lbs after the birth of mydaughter (I was 29) and it took me until I was 34 to lose it. I

finally decided that after numerous diets that I would just restrictheavily til I got to my desired weight. Well that turned me into adiet monster! Always starting a new diet, creating charts, weighingmyself numerous times throughtout the day - you know the drill

Dieting actually turned into a hobby for me. I have been stuck between160-170 lbs for 3 years now, always struggling to lose the last 10-20lbs. I'm not sure if I even need to lose anymore but I have never been

happy with my weight so I'm sure once I lose it I would still want tolose more. To make a long story short, I just came across IntuitiveEating (from an exerise forum lol) and decided that I am sick to death

of diets (from starvation to low-carb). I sure don't want to gainweight but I really want to get over this 'diet addiction' I have. I am reading Intuitive Eating and I'm loving it! It really hits home.

Today was the first day that I haven't weighed myself in a very longtime so I see that as an achievement itself.But I do have a few questions:1. It seems like it could be very easy for 'Intuitive Eating' to

become a diet itself. Any suggestions on how to avoid that. 2. I have dieted for so long I'm struggling to determine when I'mhungry and when I'm full so I'm analyzing what I eat an aweful lot.

Did anyone else have a hard time realizing when they were reallyhungry and appropriately satisfied after years of dieting?3. Does anyone still weight themselves? If so, how often?I do realize that this is a process but it seems so confusing to me

right now. I am really enjoying reading everyone's posts - great site!Deb